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Middle East

Ahmed Ibrahim, managing partner of Ibrahim N Partners discusses IPO pipelines, investor confidence and regulatory engagement amid regional tensions
The firm’s founding partner and group head of corporate and M&A, Omar Bassiouny, says clients are taking a ‘wait and see’ approach, but remains confident Dubai will rebound
Konstantinos Adamos discusses his recent move from Revolut and his plans for the firm’s UAE regulatory practice post-merger with Taylor Wessing
M&A
New hires were made across the M&A, corporate and finance teams at leading firms across the UK, Germany and Saudi Arabia
M&A
Lawyers at firms IFLR spoke to note transactional work across the region is largely on track but it may slow down
Firms IFLR spoke to reported steady operations and unchanged client activity, with one firm noting that employees may work from home provided they follow company policies
Nezar Al-Abbas has joined the firm’s Riyadh office as Ashurst continues to build its team to ‘deliver large-scale projects’ across the region
M&A
Future Abu Dhabi head Gonçalo Capela Godinho explains why Pérez-Llorca is exporting its Iberian expertise to Abu Dhabi
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    Like most jurisdictions in the Middle East and North Africa, Qatar has adopted the civil law system
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    Egypt is de facto a socialist country. Despite the removal of references to the terms ‘socialism’ and ‘socialist’ from the 1971 constitution in its 2007 amendments and the absence of these terms in the current 2014 constitution, the laws still adopt the concept
Jurisdictions